Huge Pair Of Orange Drip Glaze Lamps Mid-century Modern Danish
By Sunset Lamps
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent huge pair of orange drip glaze lamps with light up bottoms. These amazing lamps retain
Ceramic
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Marvelous MARBRO Mid Century Polished Brass Table Lamp! Huge Showpiece Lighting
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
SENSATIONAL! MID CENTURY MONUMENTAL BRASS MARBRO LAMP! MID CENTURY DECORATION ICON! DUAL PULL
Metal, Gold
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Huge Teak Lamp
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian huge teak lamp with green molten glass. New electrical system
Teak
Huge Boho Mid-Century Floor lamp handmade from rattan
Located in Hannover, DE
This extraordinary floor lamp features a design that is emblematic of boho and mid-century styles
Brass
Huge Squatty Drip Glaze Lamp Mid-century Danish Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Over the top gorgeous huge squatty lava drip glaze lamp. This is one gigantic colorful piece of art
Brass
HUGE Vintage Italian Ceramic Table Lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Smyrna, GA
. Bold and so BEAUTIFUL! The lamps measure 41 inches to the socket top and 16 inches wide. As shown, the
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Ceramic Huge Lamp by Soholm
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian ceramic huge lamp by Soholm. New electrical system brought up to EU
Ceramic
Huge Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp in Blue Ceramic, France, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Huge Table Lamp in Blue Ceramic, France - 1960s. The measurements given apply to the lamp without
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage 1970s Gold Gilt Huge Lamps - a Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Super fun lamps! Statement piece to say the least. The intricate movement made of plaster and hand
Plaster, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Huge Ceramic Lamp Palshus Model Dl 25
By Per Linnemann-Schmidt, Palshus
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern scandinavian huge ceramic lamp by for Palshus. E27 bulb. Shade not included.
Ceramic
Huge Mid-Century Modern Tilgmans Keramik Floor Lamp Original Shade Sweden, 1950s
By Marian Zawadzki, Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Bochum, NRW
Exceptional earthenware floor lamp made by Tilgmans Keramik, Sweden, early 1950s, design attributed
Ceramic, Fabric
Huge Mid-Century Modern Bamboo, Brass & Rattan Arc Floor Lamp, Italy 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The floor lamp is really beautiful and decorative. A fantastic piece of craftsmanship. The
Brass
1950s Pair Huge Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor Mid Century Modern Table Lamp Italy
By Aldo Londi, Raymor
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1950s Pair Huge Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor Mid Century Modern Table Lamp Italy 1950s Rare Pair
Metal
Huge Zaccagnini Pottery Mid Century Italian Ming Lamp Vintage 1950's Turquoise
By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Wilton, CT
Huge Zaccagnini pottery square lamp with bands of Ming themed decor, flanges at the corners, and
Pottery
Charming huge table shell lamp, venus, metal, wood, Mid-Century Design, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
Spectacular eye-catcher in your interior. It is a table lamp / floor lamp designed in the shape of
Metal
Seguso for Marbro Pair of Huge Blue Murano Glass Lamps, 1960s
By Archimede Seguso, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Stunning sculptural Murano glass lamps feature extra-large hand-blown glass bodies, assembled from
Gold, Brass
Huge Ceramic Floor Lamp by Rigmor Nielsen for Søholm Denmark 1950s Mid-Century
By Rigmor Nielsen, Søholm Stentøj
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Huge conical hand painted ceramic floor lamp by the Danish artist Rigmor Nielsen for Søholm
Brass
Rare Huge Palshus Dark Blue Table Lamp Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic, 1960s
By Per Linnemann-Schmidt, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Palshus, Gunnar Nylund, Søholm Stentøj
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Rare to find very tall vintage Palshus Denmark table lamp including new quality lampshade! The
Ceramic, Fabric
Huge Boho Chic Mid-Century Modern Handwoven Wicker Rattan Cone Shade
By Franca Helg, Antonio Piva and Franco Albini, Ficks Reed
Located in Miami, FL
This is a huge Mid-Century Modern handwoven and hand painted cone shaped Wicker or Rattan shade
Wicker
Huge Maison Lancel Ceramic Table Lamp
By Maison Lancel
Located in Miami, FL
Superb Huge Maison Lancel Ceramic Lamp , Black And Gold Pineapple look. 1 light , 100 watts max
Ceramic
Huge Blown Glass Floor Lamp, Czechoslovakia, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Huge floor lamp made by Kamenicky Senov in Czechoslovakia in late 1950s. Brass base polished
Metal, Brass
Huge Vintage Grey Glass Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This exceptionally large vintage table lamp is made of thick grey colored glass. The type of glass
Glass
Huge Aldo Tura Red Goatskin Lantern Table Lamp
By Aldo Tura
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Big size lantern table lamp made by Aldo Tura, Italy in the 1950s. The lamp are made in lacquered
Goatskin
$1,695Sale Price|43% Off
1970s Huge Banci Firenze Acrylic Table Lamp, Italy
By Banci Firenze
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Bold table lamp from the 70s from Banci Firenze that have a nice presence. This one of their
Chrome
HUGE XXL DESIGN Glass Floor Lamp, Czechoslovakia /1960s
By Osvětlovací sklo n.p., Valašské Meuiříčí
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1960s, Czechoslovakia - perfect original condition - maker: Valasske Mezirirci - intact glass jt.
Glass
Signed Isabelle Faure Huge Agates and Brass Peacock Lamp
By Isabelle Faure
Located in Miami, FL
Signed Isabelle faure huge agates and brass peacock lamp. One socket, 100 watts max or LED. US
Agate, Brass
Jacques Blin style. Huge brutalist stoneware table lamp, France, 1960s
By Soholm Pottery, Jacques Blin
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Huge stoneware table lamp in the style of Jacques Blin, France, 1960s. Entirely handmade in
Stoneware, Parchment Paper
Matched Pair of Huge Vintage Murano ‘Pomodoro’ Lamps in Cerulean Blue
Located in Smyrna, GA
A perfect example of over-the-top fifties Italian style! Mounted on huge Lucite platters, the
Marble
Huge Danish Brutalist Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp Beige Brown, 1970s
By Sejer Keramik
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Huge sculptural and artistic brutalist ceramic table lamp. It´s most likely Scandinavian and in the
Ceramic, Fabric
Space Age. Huge handmade ceramic table lamp by Cases, Spain, 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik, Knabstrup
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Huge handmade ceramic table lamp by Cases, Spain, 1960s. Entirely made of ceramic in black and
Ceramic, Stoneware
Huge Ceramic Floor & Table Lamp by Tommaso Barbi, Italy, 1960s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant rare, huge Tommaso Barbi ginger jar ceramic lamp made in Italy in the 1960s. Crème ivory
Ceramic
Impressive Huge Pair or Murano Glass and Brass Table Lamps
Located in Berlin, BE
Impressive pair of Murano glass table lamps with a brass base. To be on the the safe side, the
Brass
Two Bakalowits Table Lamps with Huge Faceted Diamond Crystals, Austria, 1970s
By Prof. Friedl Bakalowits, Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Wien, AT
Two Bakalowits table lamps with huge faceted diamond crystals, Austria, 1970s. Two beautiful table
Nickel
Huge "Lampione" Floor Lamp by Fabio Lenci for Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By iGuzzini, Fabio Lenci
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful and very large floor lamp by Fabio Lenci for iGuzzini, Italy 1968. Fabio Lenci, an
Fiberglass
A Huge POP SEVENTIES Ceramic FLOOR or TABLE LAMP France 1960
By Vallauris
Located in PARIS, FR
A very large table or floor lamp, Pop, Seventies, Free Form, in thick blue enameled ceramic with
Ceramic
Huge Barovier Murano Rostrato Glass Table Lamp with Linen Lampshade, Italy 1950s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Exceptional and unique huge table lamp in handblown "rostrato" Murano glass completed by a round
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,421Sale Price|20% Off
travertine cast brass huge of 1970 exclusive hotel salsomaggiore table lamp
By Cierre
Located in Buzzò, Emilia-Romagna
lamps made from the richest travertine and solid cast brass. Crafted exclusively by the renowned Italian
Travertine, Brass
1960s Huge ceramic Lamp – Attributed to the French Ceramicists " Les 2 Potiers "
By Les 2 Potiers
Located in leucate, FR
. It is a unique decorative piece, ideal for enhancing a mid-century modern, wabi-sabi, or bohemian
Ceramic
Danish Midcentury Huge Sculptural Blue Ceramic Table Lamp by Jytte Trebbien 1970
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Huge mid-century Danish table lamp by ceramist Jytte Trebbien made in the 1960s-1970s. The
Ceramic, Fabric
Maison Charles Huge Brass 'Corinthian Column' Table Lamp France, circa 1970s
By Maison Charles
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Maison Charles very large tall cast brass table lamp with original height adjustable brass metal
Metal, Brass
Pair of Huge Adjustable Copper Table Lamps with Brass, 1970s, Florence, Italy
Located in Rome, IT
These huge table lamps are made in copper and presents a circular shape with a brass stick from
Brass, Copper
A HUGE BRUTALIST RUSTIC-MODERN Ceramic FLOOR or TABLE LAMP France 1960
By Les 2 Potiers
Located in PARIS, FR
A very large table or floor lamp, Art-Deco, Neo-Classical, Modernist, Bauhaus, Free Form, in thick
Ceramic
Set of Two Huge, 5-Flamed Midcentury Decagonal Chrome Table Lamps 1960s, Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Set of two huge, exceptional and elegant Mid-Century Modern decagonal chrome-plated metal table
Metal, Aluminum
32" Huge Danish Table Lamp Conical by Michael Andersen & Son Modern Ceramic 1960
By Michael Andersen & Son, Marianne Starck
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Stunning and very tall mid-century Danish table lamp from the ceramic workshop Michael Andersen
Brass
Set of Two Huge, 5-Flamed Midcentury Decagonal Brass Table Lamps, 1960s, Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Set of two huge, exceptional and elegant Mid-Century Modern decagonal brass table lamps. Designed
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Huge Aldo Londi for Bitossi Table Lamp Blue and Brown Italian Ceramic, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Huge vintage Bitossi ceramic table lamp designed by Aldo Londi. The lamp foot has a geometric
Ceramic
36.6 In. Huge Nils Kähler Table Lamp Yellow Brown Danish Midcentury Ceramic 1960
By Kähler, Nils Kähler
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Huge table lamp - or floor lamp if you like - by Nils Kähler for Danish ceramic studio Kähler (HAK
Ceramic, Fabric
32" Danish Palshus Huge Table Lamp Green and Blue Glaze, Modern Ceramic 1960s
By Per Linnemann-Schmidt, Søholm Stentøj, Saxbo, Axel Salto, Palshus
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Very tall Danish Midcentury ceramic table lamp from the ceramic workshop Palshus. The lamp was
Ceramic, Fabric
A Huge BRUTALIST RUSTIC-MODERN Ceramic FLOOR or TABLE LAMP VALLAURIS France 1960
By La Borne Potters
Located in PARIS, FR
An imposing table or floor lamp, Post-Modernist, Popular Art, Shabby-Chic, in thick off-white and
Ceramic
Set of Two Huge Gold Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps by Behreno Firenze 1960s Italy
By Behreno, Firenze
Located in Munich, DE
Set of two huge and amazing Mid-Century Modern gold glazed ceramic table lamps by Behreno, Firenze
Ceramic
A HUGE BRUTALIST RUSTIC-MODERN Ceramic FLOOR or TABLE LAMP LA BORNE France 1960
By La Borne Potters
Located in PARIS, FR
A very large table or floor lamp with a generous body, Modernist, Free-Form, Brutalist, Rustic
Ceramic
$14,320Sale Price|20% Off
Maison Jansen Huge 5 Light Bamboo Bronze & Brass Palm Tree Floor Lamp Paris 1965
By Maison Jansen
Located in Miami, FL
One of a Kind Maison Jansen designed 7ft H bronze, brass and bamboo palm tree floor lamp made in
Brass, Bronze
Huge Modernist Brass Light Object or Table Lamp Bull by D. Delo for Pragos Italy
By Maxime Delo
Located in Munich, DE
Exceptional, Modernist brass light sculpture or table lamp 'Bull' by D. Delo for Pragos, 1970s
Brass
$852Sale Price|20% Off
Original Modernist Huge Table Light with Metal Base, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
made in Italy. This wonderful modernist 1960s table light comes with a huge original plissé pleating
Metal
$1,752Sale Price|20% Off
Original Modernist brass Huge Stilnovo Sciolari Style Table Light, Italy, 1970s
By Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
made in Italy. This wonderful modernist 1970s table light is made of solid brass and comes with a huge
Metal, Brass
huge 44cm Hollywood Regency Stilnovo Style Brass BALL Table Light, Italy 1970s
By Stilnovo, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
height, with a huge clear glass tone bubble glass shade element on the top. the light has three sockets
Metal, Brass
$852Sale Price|20% Off
Original Modernist Huge Stilnovo Style Table Light with Brass Base, Italy, 1970s
By Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
made in Italy. This wonderful modernist 1970s table light comes with a huge original tube folded plissé
Metal, Brass
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.